Complexity Conference

May 19-21, 2008

James L. Allen Center, 2169 Campus Drive
Northwestern University, Evanston Campus
Northwestern Institute for Complex Systems (NICO)

Tentative Schedule


Seating is limited and registration is required.

2008 Complexity Conference Speakers & Talks PDF

Monday, May 19, 2008

8:00 - 9:00 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:15 am – 1:00 pm
Connecting the Nets: Network Evolution

9:15 – 9:30 am
Marta Sales (NICO) Introduction

9:30 – 10:30 am
Neo Martinez (PEaCE Lab)
"Dynamics and Robustness in Complex Ecological Networks: How Does Nature Keep it Together and How Does it Fall Apart?"

10:30 – 11:30 am
Neil Johnson (University of Miami)
"Complex Laws for Next-Generation Wars: From Iraq and Global Terrorism, to Street Gangs and Online Guilds"

11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Coffee Break

12:00 – 1:00 pm
Michelle Girvan (University of Maryland)
"Modularity: Mechanisms and Measurements"

1:00 - 2:00 pm
Lunch, Atrium Room

2:00 - 5:45 pm
Outbreaks

2:00 - 2:15 pm
Roger Guimera (NICO)
Introduction

2:15 - 3:15 pm
James Fowler (UC San Diego)
"The Dynamic Spread of Happiness in a Large Social Network"

3:15 - 4:15 pm
Alex Vespignani (Indiana)
"The Impact of Mobility Networks on the Worldwide Spread of Epidemics"

4:15 - 4:45 pm
Coffee Break

4:45 - 5:45 pm
Vittoria Colizza (ISI)
"Wireless Router Weaknesses: The Next Crimeware Epidemic"

5:45 – 6:15 pm
Student presentations

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

8:15 - 9:15 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:15 am – 1:00 pm
Webs of Collaboration

9:15 -9:30
Ben Jones (Northwestern University and NBER)
Introduction

9:30 - 10:30
Gueorgi Kossinetts (Cornell)
"The Structure and Dynamics of Social Communication Networks"

10:30 - 11:30 am
Pierre Azoulay (MIT)
"Superstar Extinction"

11:30 - 12:00
Coffee Break

12:00 - 1:00 pm
TBA

1: 00 – 2:00 pm
Closing

1:00 – 1:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Bill Kath
Brian Uzzi
Daniel Diermeier

1:30 – 2:00 pm
Self-organized Lunches & Tour of NICO Offices

 

Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Note: Wednesday session will be held in Chambers Hall, 600 Foster St. Separate registration is required.

8:30 – 12:30
Hands-on Introduction to Agent-Based Modeling Using NetLogo

8:30 – 9:30
Overview of Complex Systems Modeling and ABM

9:30 – 10:00
Introduction to NetLogo

10:00- 10:15
Coffee Break

10:15 – 12:00
Simple Models

12:00 – 12:30
Wrap-up and Participant Feedback

The Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems is offering students a chance to present their work at the conference. (For relevant topics, please view the NICO web site.) A two-page abstract (in pdf format) should be submitted via e-mail by May 7, 2008 to complexity-conference@northwestern.edu. Abstracts chosen by a selection committee will be asked to give a brief presentation. Nine finalists will be chosen: six will be invited to display posters at the conference and will be awarded $100; the top three submissions will be invited to present their work orally and will receive $300.


* SCHEDULE
* STUDENT AWARDS
* REGISTRATION
* LOCATION
* VISITING CAMPUS
* CONTACT
* NICO HOME
Northwestern University

Conference Home | Schedule | Speakers | Student Awards | Registration | Location | Visiting Campus | Contact
NICO Home | Northwestern Home | Northwestern Calendar: Plan-It Purple | Northwestern Search

Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO)
Chambers Hall, 600 Foster, Evanston, IL 60208-4057   Phone: 847-491-2527   Fax: 847-467-1280

Last updated 02/16/2007   World Wide Web Disclaimer and University Policy Statements

© 2007 Northwestern University
Complexity Conference May 19-21, 2008,
James L. Allen Center, 2169 Campus Drive
Northwestern University, Evanston Campus 		Northwestern Institute for Complex Systems (NICO)
Complexity Conference March 28-29, 2007, James L. Allen Center, 2169 Campus Drive, Northwestern University, Evanston Campus Northwestern Institute for Complex Systems (NICO)